Early skin cancer detection saves lives. Last month the Telluride Regional Medical Center added a new tool to its arsenal to aid in early diagnosis during regular primary care visits. [caption id="attachment_63182" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr. Kent Gaylord examines Amy Tokarz with a new skin cancer screening tool. Courtesy photo.[/caption] With...
Patients arriving at the Telluride Regional Medical Center's Emergency Room need not worry they'll be turned away at the region's only emergency department based on health insurance coverage, according to medical center CEO, John Gardner. "If you do not have insurance, you will be treated and...
The Telluride Hospital District has withdrawn wetland permit. Still determined to find future home for comprehensive health care facility. After a process spanning more than 18 months, the Telluride Hospital District, upon consultation with the Town of Mountain Village, has withdrawn its wetlands permit application to the United...
This week, the Telluride Regional Medical Center announced the emergency and primary care departments accommodated 21,036 patient visits last year, a 13% increase over the previous year and consistent with growth trends over the past six years. According to Telluride Regional Medical Center CEO John Gardner, two significant areas...
In July 2015, the Telluride Med Center’s Dr. Sharon Grundy talked with a group of women on the subject of our microbiome, now a hot topic in health and wellness. Here is a preview of that talk. Well, prebiotics and probiotics were part of those discussions. Thought this...
This week the Telluride Regional Medical Center announced the addition of a new family care provider to its medical staff. Christine Mahoney, D.O., is now seeing patients at the busy primary care practice. [caption id="attachment_61460" align="aligncenter" width="374"] Dr. Christine Mahoney[/caption] As a doctor of osteopathy, and graduate of the University of New England College...
There is but one provider of primary and emergency care for the region, and we’re seeing more patients than ever before. We need a new medical center, not only for the future, but for today. "Staying at our current facility is not an option. And this community,...
For over a year, development of the Telluride Hospital District’s (THD) envisioned new facility in Mountain Village has hinged on a wetlands permit approval from the United States Army Corps of Engineers; in their latest correspondence, the Corps issued a request for more information and introduced...
There's an old joke: A scientist has worked hard; researching, studying, thinking, and contemplating all his life so as to climb the mountain of knowledge. Eventually old and wise he arrives at the top. To his surprise he sees Buddha sitting on the top of the...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recently announced that the Telluride Regional Medical Center received a NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long-term, participative relationships. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that...
